Manning really blinging it

ENGLEWOOD — Peyton Manning seems to be having a lot more fun this summer.

He’s still grinding through training camp like always but he’s also showing a loosey-goosey side that he rarely flashed in Indy or in his first two seasons in Denver.

One morning, he’s doing a dorky dance to “Rocky Top” during stretch time at Broncos headquarters — dancing like nobody’s watching even though he knows everybody is.

Another day he’s taking snaps from Brandon Stokley’s 10-year-old boy on the side during special teams drills.

Or letting his twin toddlers tackle him after a practice at Sports Authority Field.

His latest let-your-hair-down moment came when the Broncos blared “Football Fantasy Football” on the loudspeakers an hour after his latest rap video with brother Eli came out. He played right along with the razzing, swaying and strutting while limbering up.

Left guard Orlando Franklin, who made a cameo appearance along with Louis Vasquez and Ryan Clady as Peyton’s posse, called Eli Manning the better rapper.

Either way, “I don’t think Jay-Z and Kanye West have anything to worry about, let’s put it that way,” Peyton Manning said Tuesday.

Asked if the gaudy chain around his neck in the video was his own, Manning said, “That was a prop. Eli brought his own (bling). It was very disturbing that he had it in his wardrobe. Mine were all props. Not sure on the offense linemen. I think Clady and Vasquez and Orlando had some props as well.

“We had a good time. We were down in New Orleans. And of course, Eli and I, any chance we have to be together it’s enjoyable. But Eli had three of his offensive linemen as well, so you can imagine how many laughs were taking place kind of in between takes,” Manning said.

“Orlando has been on me for a while to get him into a commercial,” Manning added. “So, I thought those guys did a good job. They looked the part, looked tough there. And like I said, we had a lot of laughs.”

That seems to be a theme for Manning this summer.

Defensive back Rahim Moore said that while Manning is showing his softer side, he remains the hardest worker on the football field, celebrity or not.

“Our quarterback is so famous. He’s a class act. He’s one of those guys who you’re just blessed to be around his presence. So, we all know what comes with this situation,” Moore said. “But at the same time, we don’t care what he does off the field. We know when he gets on the field, he’s going hard like as if he never had a penny.”